Discover fishes of the genus Chaetodon

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philippine butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

threadfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga

20 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

This fish is very shy and it is easy to approach it when diving. it eyes are hidden by transverse black lines. It has a black eyespot on the dorsal fin, which attracts the attention of predators to parts of its body where there are no vital organs.

bluelashed butterflyfish

Chaetodon bennetti

18 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

blackburn's butterflyfish

Chaetodon blackburnii

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

foureye butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

13 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

speckled butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus

11 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

saddle-back butterflyfish

Chaetodon ephippium

20 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous

red sea raccoon butterflyfish

Chaetodon fasciatus

20 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

dusky butterflyfish

Chaetodon flavirostris

19 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous

Chaetodon guentheri

Chaetodontidae

15 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

yellow teardrop butterflyfish

Chaetodon interruptus

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

blacklip butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

12 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

The blacklip butterflyfish has a broad geographical distribution that spans from the Red Sea to the Galápagos Islands. Typically, it is found alone or in pairs in shallow coral reefs. It feeds on polyps of soft corals, particularly leather corals and broccoli corals.

lined butterflyfish

Chaetodon lineolatus

28 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

raccoon butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunula

17 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

pacific pinstriped butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus

12 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Chaetodon madagaskariensis

Chaetodontidae

10 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivore and corallivore

black-backed butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus

16 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

orangebar butterflyfish

Chaetodon mertensii

10 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

18 cm

living as a couple

corallivore

dot-and-dash butterflyfish

Chaetodon pelewensis

11 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

blueblotch butterflyfish

Chaetodon plebeius

12 cm

living in a group or alone

corallivore

raffle's butterflyfish

Chaetodon rafflesii

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

reticulated butterflyfish

Chaetodon reticulatus

16 cm

living as a couple or in a group

corallivore

decorated butterflyfish

Chaetodon semeion

24 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

bluecheek butterflyfish

Chaetodon semilarvatus

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

oval-spot butterflyfish

Chaetodon speculum

16 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

triangulate butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis

15 cm

living as a couple or alone

corallivore

pinstriped butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifasciatus

13 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

double-saddle butterflyfish

Chaetodon ulietensis

15 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous

teardrop butterfly fish

Chaetodon unimaculatus

16 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

criss-cross butterflyfish

Chaetodon vagabundus

20 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

yellow-head butterflyfish

Chaetodon xanthocephalus

18 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

philippine chevron butterflyfish

Chaetodon xanthurus

12 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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